Annoyance and Anxiety Make A Strange CocktailWhen you are 12 years out – meaning 12 years from the date of your stem cell transplant – you’re not going...reactions2comments
Santa BabyWhen I went to elementary school I was not a big fan of Santa Claus. My neighborhood was diverse. We had social...reactions11comments
When a Pill Is Not Just A PillLast week, I had several medical appointments, two of which were with practitioners I had never seen before. To be clear, neither...reactions42comments
The Right Amount of EmpathyMy oncologist works in a large research hospital that is attached to a medical school. When I go to an appointment with...reactions6comments
Diet And Cancer - Inextricably LinkedDiet. If there is one thing that you can pretty much be assured of when you get cancer, it’s that at some...reactions9comments
To Change the Channel, Try the 'Five Things' ExerciseWhen you are fresh out of transplant, the fear of relapse can storm into your mind with a shout. “I’M RELAPSING!” you...reactions3comments
Exercise: How To Stay On TrackExercising was like eating vegetables. I knew it was good for me, but I couldn’t seem to keep at it. Casually walking...reactions3comments
Take the Beyond the Cancer Diagnosis SurveyThe Beyond the Cancer Diagnosis Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Receiving a cancer diagnosis can change life as...reactionscomments
COVID Gave Me The Push I NeededHaving cancer and living during the COVID-19 pandemic has been quite a roller coaster. Cancer already makes you immunocompromised and then there...reactions6comments
A Plan Is In PlaceWell, the last few weeks have been pretty horrific really. The dog's owner and I had a major blow out which wasn’t even...reactions4comments
Missing Julia"I'm living the dream!" my friend Julia would say when asked how she was. I met Julia at church when she and...reactions8comments
Genetic or Genomic?When thinking about blood cancer and any related treatments, it is easy to focus on the possible impacts chemotherapy and radiation may...reactionscomments
What To Ask Blood Cancer PatientsA person you know and maybe even love has received the devastating news that she has blood cancer. In my case, it’s...reactions11comments
How To Tell Your Employer About Your Cancer DiagnosisA cancer diagnosis can overwhelm all aspects of your life. We experience different stages of grieving in our attempt to return to...reactions3comments
Thankful for Another ThanksgivingI used to tell my third-grade students, "Thanksgiving is not about eating turkey and pumpkin pie. The purpose of Thanksgiving is to...reactions10comments
Chemo Failure (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! It had been five years of chronic myeloid leukemia. I...reactions16comments
Music as the Great Escape (Part 1)Music has played a role in my life and holds an important place in my chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) journey as well...reactions13comments
Music as the Great Escape (Part 2)In Part 1, I wrote about how playing in a symphonic band presented challenges for me to overcome in the wake of...reactions11comments
Girl With a Ponytail, Gift of PerspectiveA runner with a long ponytail gave me a jolt of appreciation for what I was doing: running about four miles before...reactions1comment
Funding UpdateSo the fun and games continue. And as it so often seems with me, nothing is straightforward and simple, which is annoying...reactionscomments
